{"id":396,"date":"2026-03-11T15:12:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/thrivingcommunities\/?p=396"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:21:53","slug":"partnership-highlight-environmental-influences-on-child-health-outcomes-echo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/thrivingcommunities\/2026\/03\/11\/partnership-highlight-environmental-influences-on-child-health-outcomes-echo\/","title":{"rendered":"Abacus Partnership Highlight: Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/echochildren.org\/\">The Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program<\/a> aims to improve the health of children and adolescents for generations to come by generating research that can inform healthcare practices, programs, and policies.<\/p>\n<p>As the program approaches its 10\u2011year anniversary in 2026, Abacus Evaluation, working in partnership with the ECHO Cohort Coordinating Center and the NIH Program Office, is leading a comprehensive, mixed\u2011methods evaluation of ECHO\u2019s progress. This evaluation examines the program\u2019s achievements to date, identifies opportunities to strengthen programmatic processes and practices, and highlights how ECHO has advanced child health outcomes thus far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/thrivingcommunities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1466\/2026\/03\/ECHO-logo-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/thrivingcommunities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1466\/2026\/03\/ECHO-logo-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/thrivingcommunities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1466\/2026\/03\/ECHO-logo-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/thrivingcommunities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1466\/2026\/03\/ECHO-logo-600x299.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/thrivingcommunities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1466\/2026\/03\/ECHO-logo.jpg 865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program aims to improve the health of children and adolescents for generations to come by generating research that can inform healthcare practices, programs, and policies. 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